Living Your Legacy

After 30 years in a family business built on high-end craftsmanship and accounting precision, Erika Preuss walks away from comfort to rediscover herself. What begins as a sailing trip to the Virgin Islands turns into a complete reinvention, leading to the creation of Ola Kala Bags, a luxury handbag brand inspired by island living, craftsmanship, and personal transformation. In this episode, she shares how COVID, burnout, and losing herself forced a reset, and how she turned Excel sketches into a physical product sold globally. This is a story about slowing down, cutting the noise, and having the courage to change your course before life makes the decision for you.

Key Takeaways

• Reinvention is possible at any age if you are willing to leave comfort behind

• Slowing down creates clarity that busy routines destroy

• You can build a brand even with zero experience in the industry

• Creativity often exists where you least expect it

• Courage to change direction is the real competitive advantage

Notable Quotes

• “When you stop the noise, you start to find yourself again.”

• “It’s never too late to start over at any age.”

• “Look within and take note of the course you’re on.”

• “I buried the adventure girl inside me for years.”

• “Life is a journey, it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”

Raised by a single mother working two jobs, learns early that grit, faith, and integrity are non-negotiable. From cleaning toilets at Wendy’s as a teenager to running for U.S. Senate and building one of the top-performing private health insurance teams in America, she refuses to let hardship define her future. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, Sanquetta Taylor opens up about leadership without titles, surviving adversity, mentoring women in business, and scaling Executive Health Coverage into a powerhouse generating $68 million in revenue. Through stories of sacrifice, faith, health insurance leadership, philanthropy, and family, she reveals how purpose-driven leadership can transform lives and create lasting impact.

Key Takeaways

• Leadership starts with service, not titles
• Faith and discipline create an unbreakable mindset
• Turning pain into purpose builds lasting success
• Women can thrive in underrepresented industries through grit and mentorship
• Building a legacy means helping others win alongside you

Notable Quotes

• “You can be a leader without a title.”
• “If I take the L, it’s never the loss but the lesson.”
• “Turn your pain into gains.”
• “Whatever is in your heart when you don’t have will be in your heart when you do.”
• “You have to lead with grace and faith in order to have anything impactful.”

What does it take to build a multimillion-dollar construction company while raising three children, surviving melanoma, and rebuilding your life through heartbreak, burnout, and betrayal? In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, Australian entrepreneur and “DirtBoss” Kim-Louise Liddell reveals the raw truth behind leadership, resilience, and high-performance living. From sailing across the Atlantic on the STS Young Endeavour to becoming one of the few women leading major civil construction projects, Kim shares how mental resilience, meditation, entrepreneurship, and values-led leadership transformed her life. She opens up about burnout, surviving the pressure of business ownership, raising an Olympian son, and why true legacy is about what you ignite in others. This conversation explores female leadership, emotional sustainability, mindset mastery, and the courage to rebuild from the ground up.

Key Takeaways

• Building a multimillion-dollar business without a blueprint or safety net is possible through grit and consistency.
• Mental resilience and mindset training are essential for leadership and entrepreneurship.
• Burnout is not weakness; it is a signal to rebuild differently.
• Women can lead powerfully in male-dominated industries without sacrificing authenticity.
• Legacy is not about titles or money, but about the impact you leave in others.

Notable Quotes

• “I created this business so I could create something different.”
• “The river of pain allows the joy to flow through.”
• “We are meaning-making machines.”
• “You can’t be what you can’t see.”
• “Legacy isn’t what you leave behind. It’s what you ignite in others.”

Amanda Joy Loveland shares the deeply personal journey that transformed her from a devoted Mormon mother and multimillion-dollar business owner into a spiritual teacher, shamanic guide, and bestselling author helping others navigate grief, identity shifts, and spiritual awakening. In this emotional episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, Amanda opens up about religious deconstruction, divorce, entrepreneurship, healing trauma, and channeling her upcoming book Weavers of the New Earth. Through raw conversations about faith, loss, business, intuition, and embodiment, she reveals how pain became the catalyst for purpose. This episode explores spiritual awakening, divine embodiment, grief healing, and the courage required to rebuild your life from the inside out while learning to trust your inner truth.

Key Takeaways

• Grief and heartbreak can become catalysts for transformation and self-discovery.
• Amanda left religious conditioning to reclaim her authentic identity and spiritual truth.
• Entrepreneurship became a pathway for rediscovering her confidence and inner power.
• Spiritual awakening often begins when old identities and systems collapse.
• True legacy comes from helping others remember who they truly are.

Notable Quotes

• “You worship the saviors outside of you, but you sacrifice the one inside.”
• “We’re going to die anyways, so might as well just full send.”
• “Pain pushes until the soul calls.”
• “I help people remember who they are and help them come back home.”
• “Your light is not gone. It’s waiting for you to return to it.”

Ashley Podjuban builds more than a salon, she builds people. After overcoming deep personal trauma, dropping out of school, and rebuilding her life from the ground up, she steps into entrepreneurship with purpose. Now co-founder of HUE Salon Ballantyne, she mentors stylists to break income ceilings and build six-figure careers through mindset, accountability, and community. This episode explores how resilience, self-awareness, and servant leadership shape real success in the beauty industry. Ashley challenges outdated beliefs about earning potential, reveals what separates those who thrive from those who quit, and shares how environment, mentorship, and discipline create lasting transformation.

Key Takeaways

• Success is driven by mindset, not background or education

• Six-figure income is possible in the salon industry with the right systems

• Accountability and self-awareness separate winners from burnout

• Environment and peer group directly impact growth and outcomes

• Mentorship and coaching accelerate business and personal success

Notable Quotes

• “You don’t have purpose until your passion serves others.”

• “We’re not just styling hair, we’re healing people.”

• “It has to be based on your willingness to do the work.”

• “You are who you surround yourself with.”

• “Be humble enough to receive feedback without being offended.”

In this episode, Rebecca Cassel reveals how she built authority in a male dominated industry and helped contractors scale into high growth businesses. Starting with no clear path into the trades, she challenges the status quo, builds an HVAC company from scratch, and evolves into a leader guiding over 1200 contractors across North America . She breaks down what separates struggling operators from scalable companies, why systems and scorecards matter, and how mindset drives long term success. From early rejection to building CertainPath, this conversation explores business growth, leadership, and the real opportunity inside the home services industry.

Key Takeaways

• Growth comes from doing hard things and embracing discomfort
• Systems and processes are the foundation of scalable businesses
• Mindset and confidence are built through execution, not theory
• The trades offer massive untapped opportunity without traditional paths
• Success requires consistent measurement and accountability through scorecards

Notable Quotes

• “If I can do this, I can inspire other people to do this.”
• “You don’t fit the mold became the fuel that drove me.”
• “You can achieve your dreams, but you have to follow a system.”
• “No one is going to save you, you have to save yourself.”
• “Don’t chase things, build value and the rest follows.”

After 22.5 years in corporate, everything Caylene Salii built collapsed at once, her marriage ended, her career disappeared, and her identity shattered. Instead of rebuilding the same life, she chose something harder, healing. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Caylene shares how trauma, alignment, and authenticity became the foundation for her next chapter as the founder of Tunnel Vision Coaching. She breaks down how internal healing directly impacts business growth, why entrepreneurs stay stuck in misalignment, and how awareness and self reflection unlock a new reality. This is not about surface level success. It is about rebuilding from truth and turning pain into purpose.

Key Takeaways

• Your external reality is a direct reflection of your internal state

• Healing trauma is the foundation for authentic business growth

• Awareness is the first step to breaking destructive patterns

• Alignment matters more than stability or comfort

• You must choose yourself before you can build anything meaningful

Notable Quotes

• "The world around us is a reflection of your internal."

• "Turn your pain into power."

• "If you don’t learn the lesson, you repeat it again."

• "Being your true authentic self is healing your traumas."

• "Growth comes with being uncomfortable."

After divorce, single motherhood, and the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the founder of Impress Swim is forced to rebuild her life from the ground up in the United States. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, Elvira Oppenheim opens up about losing her identity, rediscovering confidence through modeling and pageantry, and launching a luxury swimwear brand rooted in resilience, elegance, and purpose. As the reigning Ms World America 2024, she shares the mindset shifts, sacrifices, and emotional breakthroughs that helped her transform pain into power. Through conversations about beauty pageants, entrepreneurship, confidence, fashion, and authenticity, Elvira reveals why true success is not about perfection, but about becoming the woman you were always meant to be.

Key Takeaways

• Turning pain, divorce, and uncertainty into purpose-driven entrepreneurship
• Why confidence starts with authenticity, not external validation
• Building Impress Swim to help women feel powerful and elegant
• How motherhood strengthened her resilience and leadership
• The mindset shifts that helped her rebuild after losing her identity

Notable Quotes

• “If you want somebody to save you, you have to save yourself first.”
• “I’m not here to impress the world. I’m here to help women impress themselves.”
• “The best is yet to come. It’s going to get better.”
• “A woman connected to her purpose is one of the most unstoppable forces in the world.”
• “Sometimes the most difficult moments are the ones that bring us back to who we were always meant to be.”

As one of the few women to become a master licensed electrician in New York City, Shantel Batson builds more than electrical systems. She builds a legacy. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, the President of AAA’S Electrical Contracting opens up about the relentless sacrifices behind entrepreneurship, motherhood, and leading in one of the toughest male-dominated industries in America. From studying for her electrical license while raising three children and commuting between Pennsylvania and New York, to launching a certified MWBE electrical contracting business during COVID, Shantel reveals the mindset that kept her moving when most people would quit. She shares the realities of construction leadership, business ownership, family, resilience, and what it truly means to create generational impact while carrying the weight of responsibility every single day.

Key Takeaways

• Building confidence as a woman in the electrical contracting industry
• Why entrepreneurship is harder than most people realize
• The sacrifices required to earn a master electrician license
• How family became the driving force behind AAAS Electrical Contracting
• Why resilience matters more than perfect circumstances

Notable Quotes

• “Whatever it is, it can be done.”
• “You just make the sacrifices and do what you have to do.”
• “Installing conduits are a work of art.”
• “It’s not easy owning a business.”
• “Stop making excuses and do what makes you happy.”

Born in a tiny Texas town and raised through hardship, Heather Cash never had a roadmap to success. After losing her father at a young age and navigating life without mentors, she built Aggieland Aesthetics MedSpa from the ground up through resilience, discipline, and relentless self-belief. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, Heather opens up about overcoming trauma, surviving the chaos of entrepreneurship, and becoming one of the most outspoken voices in the aesthetics industry. She shares the truth about the “Wild West” of medical aesthetics, the battle for industry regulations, and why setting boundaries transformed both her business and her life. From building a six-figure business to launching a personal brand focused on mentoring solo providers, Heather reveals the mindset, pressure, and purpose behind creating a legacy that challenges the status quo.

Key Takeaways

• Why resilience and accountability matter more than talent alone
• How setting stronger boundaries attracted higher-quality clients
• The hidden problems inside the fast-growing aesthetics industry
• Why personal pain can become entrepreneurial fuel
• How authenticity and confidence create long-term business success

Notable Quotes

• “All the things that I hated about myself are my strengths.”
• “I really look at everything in life like there’s nothing I can’t do.”
• “If you want good things to happen, you have to put in the work.”
• “The highs are really high and the lows are really low.”
• “What you think about, you bring about.”